Shabby Chic

作者: Rachel Ashwell 著

出版社: Regan Books

出版时间: 1996-07

版次: 1

ISBN: 9780060982041

定价: 303.60

装帧: 精装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 197页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>生活

Valuablefleamarketfinds...Apeeling,antiouevanityinmutedseagreen...Anelegant,crackedchandelier...Anenormous,slipcoveredsofawithdeep,cushions...Comfort,thebeautyofimperfections,theallureoftime-wornobjects,andtheappealofsimplepracticalliving:thesearethecornerstonesofwhathascometobeknownastheShabbyChicstyle.Likethecozyfamiliarityofawell-wornpairoffadedjeans,thedilapidatedeleganceofanItalianviIla,ortheworngrandeuroffadedvelvetsandmismatchedfloralchinahandeddownfromyourgrandmother'sattic,theShabbyChicstyleisarevivedappreciationforwhatisused,well-loved,andworn.Itisarespectfornaturalevolutionandaregardforwhatiseasyandsensible.ThehundredsoflavishphotographsinthisbookinviteyouinsidetheuniqueworldofShabbyChic.RachelAshwell,founderoftheShabbyChichomedecorstores,forthefirsttimeprovidesherinvaluableandmuch-sought-afteradviceonhowtore-createShabbyChicstyleinyourownhome.Withengagingtextandeasy-to-followinstructions,RacheldetailstheShabbyChicbasicsinawaythatwillputeventhemostapprehensiveornovicedecoratorsatease.Fromflowerstofabricstolighting,Rachelilluminatesalloftheelementsessentialtothisunpretentiousyettrulyexquisitestyle.Abehind-the-sceneslookatafleamarketletsreadersinonRachel'spersonalsecretsofhowtocullhiddentreasuresfromfleamarkettrash--anoldtrunk,itspaintpeelingaroundtheedges,canbegivennewlifeasacoffeetable,whileachippedwhiteironsalvagepiecebecomestheperfectframeforavintagemirror.Thisbooktellsyounotonlyhowtorestorethesepiecesbuthowtofindtheperfectplacefortheminyourhome.Gorgeouscolorphotographsandaccompanyingtextrevealhowthisrelaxedlookworkswithavarietyofdifferentstyles,fromVictoriantoMediterraneantocontemporary. RachelAshwellwasborninEnglandandhasspentthepasteighteenyearsinMalibu,California.ShecreatedtheShabbyChicstylein1989andisthefounderoftheShabbyChichomefurnishingstoresandthedesignerofalineofslipeoveredfurniture,bedding,andfabricsoldworldwideundertheShabbyChicbyRachelAshwelllabel.SheistheauthorofthebestsellingShabbyChicandRachelAshwell'sShabbyChicTreasureHunting&DecoratingGuide,andisthehostofE!StyleNetwork'sRachelAshwell'sShabbyChiconStyle.AmyNeunsingerisafreelancephotographerwholivesinLosAngelesandNewYorkCity.Herworkhasappearedinnumerousmagazinesandadcampaignsrangingfrombeautytotravel.Sheiscurrentlyworkingonafineartbookofflowers.DeborahGreenfield,RachelAshwell'ssister,wasborninLondon.ShestudiedartattheSchoolofVisualArtsandParsonsSchoolofDesigninNewYork.Sheisachoreographerandanaward-winningflamencodancerShelivesinLosAngeles,whereshedivideshertimeamongillustration,acting,anddance.
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Valuablefleamarketfinds...Apeeling,antiouevanityinmutedseagreen...Anelegant,crackedchandelier...Anenormous,slipcoveredsofawithdeep,cushions...Comfort,thebeautyofimperfections,theallureoftime-wornobjects,andtheappealofsimplepracticalliving:thesearethecornerstonesofwhathascometobeknownastheShabbyChicstyle.Likethecozyfamiliarityofawell-wornpairoffadedjeans,thedilapidatedeleganceofanItalianviIla,ortheworngrandeuroffadedvelvetsandmismatchedfloralchinahandeddownfromyourgrandmother'sattic,theShabbyChicstyleisarevivedappreciationforwhatisused,well-loved,andworn.Itisarespectfornaturalevolutionandaregardforwhatiseasyandsensible.ThehundredsoflavishphotographsinthisbookinviteyouinsidetheuniqueworldofShabbyChic.RachelAshwell,founderoftheShabbyChichomedecorstores,forthefirsttimeprovidesherinvaluableandmuch-sought-afteradviceonhowtore-createShabbyChicstyleinyourownhome.Withengagingtextandeasy-to-followinstructions,RacheldetailstheShabbyChicbasicsinawaythatwillputeventhemostapprehensiveornovicedecoratorsatease.Fromflowerstofabricstolighting,Rachelilluminatesalloftheelementsessentialtothisunpretentiousyettrulyexquisitestyle.Abehind-the-sceneslookatafleamarketletsreadersinonRachel'spersonalsecretsofhowtocullhiddentreasuresfromfleamarkettrash--anoldtrunk,itspaintpeelingaroundtheedges,canbegivennewlifeasacoffeetable,whileachippedwhiteironsalvagepiecebecomestheperfectframeforavintagemirror.Thisbooktellsyounotonlyhowtorestorethesepiecesbuthowtofindtheperfectplacefortheminyourhome.Gorgeouscolorphotographsandaccompanyingtextrevealhowthisrelaxedlookworkswithavarietyofdifferentstyles,fromVictoriantoMediterraneantocontemporary.
作者简介:
RachelAshwellwasborninEnglandandhasspentthepasteighteenyearsinMalibu,California.ShecreatedtheShabbyChicstylein1989andisthefounderoftheShabbyChichomefurnishingstoresandthedesignerofalineofslipeoveredfurniture,bedding,andfabricsoldworldwideundertheShabbyChicbyRachelAshwelllabel.SheistheauthorofthebestsellingShabbyChicandRachelAshwell'sShabbyChicTreasureHunting&DecoratingGuide,andisthehostofE!StyleNetwork'sRachelAshwell'sShabbyChiconStyle.AmyNeunsingerisafreelancephotographerwholivesinLosAngelesandNewYorkCity.Herworkhasappearedinnumerousmagazinesandadcampaignsrangingfrombeautytotravel.Sheiscurrentlyworkingonafineartbookofflowers.DeborahGreenfield,RachelAshwell'ssister,wasborninLondon.ShestudiedartattheSchoolofVisualArtsandParsonsSchoolofDesigninNewYork.Sheisachoreographerandanaward-winningflamencodancerShelivesinLosAngeles,whereshedivideshertimeamongillustration,acting,anddance.

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